Category: e-Discovery

I am honored Bow Tie Law has been nominated for The Expert Institute’s Best Legal Blog Contest. I am very humbled by those who nominated Bow Tie Law. My blog received enough nominations to be one of the 250 legal blogs in this contest out of 2,000 potential nominees. There are many excellent blogs in the Technology[…]

In a case over bad faith litigation and whether costs were recoverable, a Court recognized the importance of those who perform eDiscovery work. The crux of the issue is that clerical work is not a recoverable cost, while the work a paralegal does to support an attorney is recoverable. Would[…]

There is no question that automotive product liability litigation is complex. However, self-collection is never a good idea. The Ford Unintended Acceleration Litigation is a case study on why it is a good idea to use archiving solutions and have expert witnesses conduct data collection. The Plaintiffs argued that Ford[…]

Discovery deadlines matter. Wells Fargo learned that the hard way with producing a relevant email 8 months after the close of discovery. Given the nature of the relevancy to the lawsuit, limited additional discovery was reopened. Here is the short overview of the case: Plaintiff’s asked Wells Fargo if the[…]

Magistrate Judge Jonathon Goodman knows the value of an expert deposition in complex litigation and B.B. King. Everyday I Have the Blues Here is the basic dispute in Procaps S.A. v. Patheon Inc.: The Plaintiff, based in Columbia, did not put a litigation hold in place until ordered by the[…]

If a basketball player posts a public photo to Instagram, and then another basketball player reposts the photo, can the first basketball player sue for Invasion of Privacy, Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, Defamation, and General Negligence? The answer is yes, you can sue, but you will not survive a[…]

How do you authenticate “Read Receipt” auto-generated emails? Are the messages hearsay? This issue was raised by a Defendant who challenged “Read Receipt” emails generated by one of the Defendants after reading an email from the Plaintiff. The Court rejected the argument that the “Read Receipt” email was unauthenticated hearsay.[…]

Take note all, there is a new predictive coding case by Judge Andrew Peck. The good Judge waded into the TAR-pit of transparency, which in my opinion has caused much unnecessary problems with judges and parties who believe “transparency” is required when predictive coding is used, mandating the disclosure of[…]

My God, is it true? Did a Prevailing Party recover virtually all of its eDiscovery costs? The answer is yes, thanks to a case in Colorado. United States District Judge Christine M. Arguello opened her order denying the Plaintiff’s motion to review the clerk’s taxation of costs with the following: Because[…]

Thanksgiving time is one for reflection. I have been thinking about Judge John Facciola’s impact on the world of eDiscovery with his upcoming retirement. I am very thankful we had such a dedicated judge who has been such a leader in electronic discovery. Judge Facciola had his share big cases,[…]